Open AccessInhibition of NR2B-containing NMDA receptors during nitrogen narcosis
Author(s) -
Bin Peng,
Du-Du Hao,
Xia Li,
Guohua Wang,
Zongyu Guan,
ZhengLin Jiang
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
diving and hyperbaric medicine journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.389
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 2209-1491
pISSN - 1833-3516
DOI - 10.28920/dhm49.4.276-282
Subject(s) - nmda receptor , creb , glutamate receptor , chemistry , hippocampus , hippocampal formation , stimulation , receptor , nitrogen , neuroscience , biophysics , biochemistry , biology , transcription factor , gene , organic chemistry
When humans breathe compressed air or N 2 -O 2 mixtures at three to four atmospheres pressure, they will experience nitrogen narcosis that may possibly lead to a diving accident, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear.
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